Canadian Maritime Provinces

Canadian Maritime Provinces
noun
the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Part Holonyms: ↑Canada
Part Meronyms: ↑Acadia, ↑New Brunswick, ↑Nova Scotia, ↑Prince Edward Island

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  • Maritime Provinces — noun the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island • Syn: ↑Maritimes, ↑Canadian Maritime Provinces • Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Canadian Maritime English — or Maritimer English is a dialect of English spoken in the Maritime provinces of Canada. Quirks include the removal of pre consonantal /r/ sounds, and a faster speech tempo. It is heavily influenced by British, Irish English, and Acadian French… …   Wikipedia

  • Maritime provinces — Maritime provinces, Maritimes Maritimesprop. n. The Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Syn: Maritime Provinces. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Maritime Provinces — Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, & Prince Edward Island …   English World dictionary

  • Maritime Provinces — Maritimer, n. the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Also called Maritimes. * * * Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. They are located on the Atlantic Coast and the… …   Universalium

  • Maritime Provinces — or Maritimes geographical name the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, & Prince Edward Island sometimes thought to include also the province of Newfoundland & Labrador; see Atlantic Provinces …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Maritime Provinces — Mar′itime Prov′inces n. pl. geg the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island Also called Mar′i•times . Mar′i•tim er, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Maritime Provinces — /mærətaɪm ˈprɒvənsəz/ (say maruhtuym provuhnsuhz) plural noun those Canadian provinces encompassing the south eastern most corner of Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. 134 584 km2 (combined area) …  

  • maritime — mar|i|time [ˈmærıtaım] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: maritimus, from mare sea ] 1.) relating to the sea or ships = ↑marine ▪ San Francisco has lost nearly all of its maritime industry. 2.) near the sea ▪ the Canadian… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • maritime — adjective 1 connected with the sea or ships 2 near the sea: the Canadian maritime provinces …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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